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Julia Donaldson Books in Order
Julia Donaldson is a celebrated author and singer-songwriter, renowned for her captivating children's literature and music. Born in a tall Victorian London house, she grew up surrounded by imagination and creativity, often conjuring up characters and stories with her sister. Donaldson's passion for the arts led her to study Drama and French at Bristol University, where she met her future husband, Malcolm. As a couple, they began busking together, inspiring Julia to write songs for children and adults alike. Her expertise in crafting engaging, often humorous, songs earned her a career in singing and songwriting for children's television. Donaldson's writing skills span across various genres, from "grown-up" folk songs to children's books, such as the beloved A SQUASH AND A SQUEEZE, illustrated by Axel Scheffler. Her recent releases of folk song CDs demonstrate her continued dedication to her craft.
Bibliography verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of Julia Donaldson's book series? Julia Donaldson has written 18 book series. The most notable is the Activity series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by Julia Donaldson
- #1
The Princess and the Wizard Sticker Book (With: Lydia Monks)(2001) - #2
The Princess and the Wizard Activity Book(2011) - #3
The Pot of Gold Workbook(2012) - #4
Worm Looks for Lunch Workbook(2012) - #5
The Tiddler Activity Book (With: Axel Scheffler)(2014) - #6
Sugarlump and the Unicorn Sticker Book (With: Lydia Monks)(2016) - #7
The Singing Mermaid Sticker Book(2016) - #8
Julia Donaldson's Songbirds: My First Reading and Activity Book(2016) - #9
My First Animal Fun Sticker Book: Over 250 Stickers! (With: Nick Sharratt)(2016) - #10
My First 123 Sticker Book: Over 230 Stickers! (With: Nick Sharratt)(2016) - #11
The Rhyming Rabbit Sticker Book(2017) - #12
The Highway Rat Sticker Activity Book (With: Axel Scheffler)(2017) - #13
Sharing a Shell Sticker Book(2018) - #14
The Detective Dog Sticker Book (With: Sara Ogilvie)(2018) - #15
The Highway Rat Sticker Book (With: Axel Scheffler)(2019) - #16
The Tabby McTat Sticker Book (With: Axel Scheffler)(2019) - #17
Room on the Broom Sound Book(2019) - #18
The Room on the Broom Party Book(2019) - #19
Monkey Puzzle Make and Do (With: Axel Scheffler)(2020) - #20
The Snail and the Whale: Make and Do Book (With: Axel Scheffler)(2020) - #21
Room on the Broom: A Push, Pull and Slide Book (With: Axel Scheffler)(2020) - #22
Room on the Broom Sticker Book(2020) - #23
The Singing Mermaid Make and Do (With: Lydia Monks)(2020) - #24
The Snail and the Whale: A Push, Pull and Slide Book (With: Axel Scheffler)(2020) - #25
The Smeds and the Smoos Sticker Book (With: Axel Scheffler)(2020) - #26
The Tiddler Sticker Activity Book(2021) - #27
The Scarecrows' Wedding Sticker Activity Book(2021) - #28
The Smartest Giant in Town: A Push, Pull and Slide Book (With: Axel Scheffler)(2022) - #29
The Smartest Giant in Town Sticker Activity Book (With: Axel Scheffler)(2022)
- #1
Mighty Max (By: Carrie Weston)(2018) - #2
Alfie Takes Action (By: Karen Wallace)(2018) - #3
Cereal Superfan (With: Garry Parsons)(2018) - #4
Zoom to the Moon (By: Jenny McLachlan)(2018) - #5
Sports Day (By: Sarah Jennings,Jane Lawes)(2018) - #6
Jack and the Jungle (By: Malachy Doyle,Paddy Donnelly)(2019) - #7
Happy Birthday, Sausage! (By: Michaela Morgan)(2019) - #8
Cavegirl (By: Abie Longstaff,Shane Crampton)(2019) - #9
Get a Move On! (By: Ben Bailey Smith,Mette Engell)(2019) - #10
The Chocolate Unicorn (By: Jenny McLachlan)(2020) - #11
Fizzy and Bandit (By: Sarah Crossan)(2020) - #12
The Flower King (By: Andrew Fusek Peters,Nathan Reed)(2020) - #13
Tiger Troubles (By: Chitra Soundar,Hannah Marks)(2020) - #14
The Good Little Wolf (By: A.H. Benjamin,Sarah Aspinall)(2020) - #15
Crumbs! (By: Ben Bailey Smith)(2020) - #16
Manju's Magic Muddle (By: Chitra Soundar,Verónica Montoya)(2021) - #17
Fizzy and the Party (By: Sarah Crossan)(2021) - #18
Let's Play, Daddy Bear! (By: Andy Rowland,Dawn McNiff)(2021) - #19
A Hundred and One Daffodils (By: Malachy Doyle,Denise Hughes)(2021) - #20
The Gingerbread Man (By: Kandace Chimbiri)(2021) - #21
The Pancake Champ (By: Joanna Nadin)(2022) - #22
The Monster Who Was Scared of Soap (By: Amy Sparkes)(2022) - #23
The Lola Bee Bop (By: John Dougherty)(2022) - #24
Flights of Fancy(2019) - #25
The Puffin Book of Bedtime Stories: Big Dreams for Every Child(2023)
- #1
Soppy Hoppy (By: Jeanne Willis)(2001) - #2
Bug Boy - Spider Camp! (By: Jeanne Willis)(2001) - #3
Bug Boy - Slug Picnic (By: Jeanne Willis)(2002) - #4
Pompom Pets (By: Jeanne Willis)(2002) - #5
The Moon Monsters Get Lost (By: Jeanne Willis)(2002) - #6
Sid Did it (By: Jeanne Willis)(2002) - #7
Rat and Cat - The Dance (By: Jeanne Willis)(2004) - #8
Slug Picnic (By: Jeanne Willis)(2004) - #9
Get a Parrot (By: Jeanne Willis)(2007) - #10
A Little Green Monster (By: Jeanne Willis)(2007) - #11
Keeping a Pet (By: Jeanne Willis)(2007) - #12
Giant George & the Robin (By: Jeanne Willis)(2008) - #13
Boring, Boring (By: Jeanne Willis)(2008) - #14
Babysitting Barney (By: Jeanne Willis)(2008) - #15
The Trout Fishing Song (By: Jeanne Willis)(2008) - #16
Rat and Cat - The Hat! (By: Jeanne Willis)(2008) - #17
Dig Sid Dig (By: Jeanne Willis)(2009) - #18
Beetle Cookies (By: Jeanne Willis)(2009) - #19
One-Way Ticket to Mars (By: Jeanne Willis)(2009) - #20
Little Red Riding Hoody (By: Jeanne Willis)(2010) - #21
Spider Camp (By: Jeanne Willis)(2010) - #22
The Not-So-Merry-Go-Round (By: Maureen Haselhurst)(2010) - #23
The Bop (By: Jeanne Willis)(2010) - #24
A Rat and Cat in the Hat Trick (By: Jeanne Willis)(2010) - #25
The Quiz Went Fizz! (By: Jeanne Willis)(2010) - #26
Let's Rock (By: Jeanne Willis)(2011) - #27
Sid and the Boxer Pup (By: Jeanne Willis)(2011) - #28
Butterfly Pie (By: Jeanne Willis)(2011) - #29
Sea Fishing (By: Jeanne Willis)(2011) - #30
The Runaway T (By: Jeanne Willis)(2011) - #31
Step Inside a Story(2012) - #32
Tyrannosaurus Drip(2012) - #33
Plays to Act Tiddler(2012) - #34
Flash the Dog Dives In! (By: Jim Eldridge)(2012) - #35
Changing Places (By: Nette Hilton)(2012) - #36
The Dragon's Tale and Other Beastly Stories (By: Anthony Horowitz,Simone Massoni)(2012) - #37
Machines on the Move (By: Clive Gifford)(2012) - #38
Swoop Flies South (By: Smriti Prasadam-Halls)(2012) - #39
Rat and Cat - Let's Jump (By: Jeanne Willis)(2012) - #40
Missing Milly(2013) - #41
Goha and the Shoes(2013) - #42
The Best Bet (With: Charlie Alder)(2013) - #43
Frog Fight(2013) - #44
The Noises Next Door(2013) - #45
Don't Call Me Mum!(2013) - #46
Rap-unzel (By: Jeanne Willis)(2013) - #47
Flash the Dog Bounces In! (By: Jim Eldridge)(2013) - #48
Big Giant, Little Bear (By: Rosalind Kerven)(2013) - #49
Goldilocks and The Clever Plan (By: Smriti Prasadam-Halls)(2013) - #50
Goldilocks and the Big Mess (By: Smriti Prasadam-Halls)(2013) - #51
Goldilocks and the Porridge Problem (By: Smriti Prasadam-Halls)(2016) - #52
The Road to Freedom (By: Lesa Cline-Ransome)(2017) - #53
The Tree (By: Smriti Prasadam-Halls)(2017)
- #1
Bricks for Breakfast(2004) - #2
The Pot of Gold(2020)
- #1
One Piece Missing(2000) - #2
Jumping Jack (With: Colin Mier)(2000) - #3
The Magic Jigsaw(2000) - #4
The Trial of Wilf Wolf (With: Wendy Body)(2002) - #5
Midsummer Dream (With: Wendy Body)(2002) - #6
I Don't Want To!(2003) - #7
The Mermaid and the Octopus(2006) - #8
The Tyrannosaurus Drip Song(2009) - #9
Where Is the Snail?(2012) - #10
Teaching Notes(2012) - #11
The Bowerbird / Bert, the Bowerbird(2023)
- #1
Wolves (By: Emily Gravett)(2005) - #2
Orange Pear Apple Bear (By: Emily Gravett)(2006) - #3
Monkey And Me (By: Emily Gravett)(2007) - #4
The Rabbit Problem (By: Emily Gravett)(2009) - #5
Cave Baby (With: Emily Gravett)(2010) - #6
Wolf Won't Bite! (By: Emily Gravett)(2011) - #7
Matilda's Cat (By: Emily Gravett)(2012) - #8
Tidy (By: Emily Gravett)(2016) - #9
Old Hat (By: Emily Gravett)(2017) - #10
Cyril and Pat (By: Emily Gravett)(2018) - #11
Too Much Stuff (By: Emily Gravett)(2020) - #12
10 Cats (By: Emily Gravett)(2022) - #13
10 Dogs (By: Emily Gravett)(2023)
- #1The Gruffalo(1999)
- #2
The Gruffalo Song and Other Songs(2001) - #3
The Gruffalo's Child(2004) - #4
The Gruffalo's Child Activity Book(2009) - #5
The Gruffalo Magnet Book(2010) - #6
The Gruffalo Red Nose Day Book(2011) - #7My First Gruffalo: Touch-and-feel book(2011)
- #8
The Gruffalo Colouring Book(2012) - #9
Gruffalo Explorers: The Gruffalo Nature Trail(2014) - #10
Gruffalo Explorers: The Gruffalo Spring Nature Trail(2015) - #11
Gruffalo Explorers: The Gruffalo Summer Nature Trail(2015) - #12
Gruffalo Explorers: The Gruffalo Autumn Nature Trail(2015) - #13
Gruffalo Explorers: The Gruffalo Winter Nature Trail(2015) - #14
Gruffalo Crumble and Other Recipes(2016) - #15
The Gruffalo Annual 2016(2016) - #16
The Gruffalo and Friends Annual 2017(2017) - #17
The Gruffalo and Friends Annual 2018(2018) - #18
The Gruffalo Spring and Summer Nature Trail(2018) - #19
The Gruffalo Autumn and Winter Nature Trail(2018) - #20
Say Hello to the Gruffalo(2019) - #21
Gruffalo, What Can You Hear?: Buggy Book(2019) - #22
The Gruffalo Touch and Feel Book(2020) - #23
Gruffalo, Where Are You?(2020) - #24
The Gruffalo Carousel Book(2020) - #25
The Gruffalo: A Push, Pull and Slide Book(2020) - #26
The Gruffalo and Friends Outdoor Activity Book(2021)
- #1
Colours(2011) - #2
Opposites(2011) - #3
Animal Actions(2011) - #4
Numbers(2011) - #5
Gruffalo, What Can You See?(2011) - #6
Hello Gruffalo!(2011) - #7
The Gruffalo Play(2014) - #8
Can You See? Jigsaw book(2014) - #9
Can You Count? Jigsaw book(2014) - #10
Spot and Say(2015) - #11
Who Lives Here? Lift-the-Flap Book(2015) - #12
Gruffalo Growl(2016) - #13
The Gruffalo Puppet Book(2017) - #14
The Gruffalo and Friends Activity Case(2020)
- #1
The Room on the Broom Cookbook (With: Axel Scheffler)(2018)
- #1
A Squash and a Squeeze (With: Axel Scheffler)(1993) - #2
Town Mouse and Country Mouse(1996) - #3
Tara's Party (With: Clare Kirtley)(1998) - #4
Royal Blue(1998) - #5
The Giant Jumperee (With: Helen Oxenbury)(2000) - #6
The King's Ears (With: Keith Gaines)(2000) - #7
Monkey Puzzle (With: Axel Scheffler)(2000) - #8
Where's My Mom? (With: Axel Scheffler)(2000) - #9
Room on the Broom (With: Axel Scheffler)(2001) - #10
The Highway Rat (With: Axel Scheffler)(2001) - #11
Follow the Swallow(2001) - #12Spinderella(2002)
- #13
Night Monkey Day Monkey (With: Lucy Richards)(2002) - #14
The Smartest Giant in Town (With: Axel Scheffler)(2002) - #15
The Snail and the Whale (With: Axel Scheffler)(2003) - #16
The Magic Paintbrush (With: Joel Stewart)(2003) - #17
Conjuror Cow (With: Nick Sharratt)(2003) - #18
Sharing a Shell (With: Lydia Monks)(2004) - #19
The Wrong Kind of Bark (With: Garry Parsons)(2004) - #20
One Ted Falls Out of Bed (With: Anna Currey)(2004) - #21
Chocolate Mousse for Greedy Goose (With: Nick Sharratt)(2005) - #22
Charlie Cook's Favorite Book (With: Axel Scheffler)(2005) - #23
The Quick Brown Fox Cub (With: Lucy Richards)(2005) - #24
Worm Looks for Lunch(2005) - #25
Rosie's Hat (With: Anna Currey)(2005) - #26
The False Tooth Fairy(2005) - #27
The Odd Pet(2006) - #28
The Scrap Rocket(2006) - #29
Dig, Dig, Dig! (With: Clare Kirtley)(2006) - #30
Sam's Pot (With: Clare Kirtley)(2006) - #31
Mum Bug's Bag(2006) - #32
Singing Dad(2006) - #33
Paula the Vet(2006) - #34
Miss, Miss!(2006) - #35
Doctor Duck(2006) - #36
This and That(2006) - #37
The Shopping List (With: Anni Axworthy)(2006) - #38
Clare and the Fair (With: Clare Kirtley)(2006) - #39
Hippo Has a Hat (With: Nick Sharratt)(2006) - #40
The Snake and the Drake(2006) - #41
Queen Aneena's Feast (With: Melanie Williamson)(2006) - #42
The Wrong Kind Of Knight(2006) - #43
Spike Says(2006) - #44
Tadpoles(2006) - #45
Room on the Broom and Other Songs (With: Axel Scheffler)(2006) - #46
Top Cat(2006) - #47
Zak And The Vet(2006) - #48
The Pot of Gold(2006) - #49
The Princess and the Wizard (With: Lydia Monks)(2006) - #50
Tiddler (With: Axel Scheffler)(2007) - #51
The Red Man and the Green Man(2007) - #52
Tyrannosaurus Drip (With: DavidRoberts)(2007) - #53Pirates(2007)
- #54
Bob Bug and the Insect Club(2007) - #55
Ron Rabbit's Big Day (With: Clare Kirtley)(2007) - #56
Tim's Bad Mood(2007) - #57
The Wishing Elf(2007) - #58
Pen-Pals(2007) - #59
Bob Bug (With: Clare Kirtley)(2008) - #60
Fish and Chips (With: Clare Kirtley)(2008) - #61
Splash and Squelch (With: Clare Kirtley)(2008) - #62
The Deer and the Earwig (With: Clare Kirtley)(2008) - #63
The Upside Down Browns (With: Clare Kirtley)(2008) - #64
Gran Is Cross (With: Clare Kirtley)(2008) - #65
Where Were You, Bert? (With: Clare Kirtley)(2008) - #66
The Big Match (With: Clare Kirtley)(2008) - #67
The Trunk and the Skunk (With: Clare Kirtley)(2008) - #68
No Milk Today (With: Clare Kirtley)(2008) - #69
Sue Kangaroo(2008) - #70
Leroy (With: Clare Kirtley)(2008) - #71
Songbirds (With: Clare Kirtley,Pam Mayo)(2008) - #72
One Mole Digging A Hole (With: Nick Sharratt)(2008) - #73
Tabby McTat (With: Axel Scheffler)(2009) - #74
Ron Rabbit's Egg(2009) - #75
The Smartest Giant in Town Activity Book (With: Axel Scheffler)(2009) - #76
Cat Naps(2009) - #77
Mix, Mix, Mix(2009) - #78
The Pins and the Pegs(2009) - #79
Pen Fun(2009) - #80
Is It?(2009) - #81
The Doll in the Bin(2009) - #82
Mr Zed(2009) - #83
The Big Cod(2009) - #84
The Seven Kids(2009) - #85
Toddle Waddle (With: Nick Sharratt)(2009) - #86
Tyrannosaurus Drip. Activity Book (With: DavidRoberts)(2009) - #87
The Troll (With: DavidRoberts)(2009) - #88Cave Baby (With: Emily Gravett)(2010)
- #89
Freddie and the Fairy (With: Karen George)(2010) - #90
The Rhyming Rabbit (With: Lydia Monks)(2011) - #91
Jack and the Flumflum Tree (With: DavidRoberts)(2011) - #92
Goat Goes to Playgroup (With: Nick Sharratt)(2012) - #93
Swallows and Spiders(2012) - #94
Animals in School(2012) - #95
The Singing Mermaid(2012) - #96
Moan, Moan, Moan!(2012) - #97
Jack and the Giants(2012) - #98
Back to Bed(2012) - #99
My Cat(2012) - #100
Tails(2012) - #101
Stop Chatting, Bill (With: Clare Kirtley)(2012) - #102
The Paper Dolls (With: Rebecca Cobb)(2012) - #103
Room on the Broom Colouring Book (With: Axel Scheffler)(2012) - #104Animal Music(2013)
- #105
Sugarlump and the Unicorn (With: Lydia Monks)(2013) - #106
Wake Up Do, Lydia Lou! (With: Karen George)(2013) - #107
Best Friends(2013) - #108
Planet Emerald(2013) - #109
Stick Man's First Words (With: Axel Scheffler)(2013) - #110
The Further Adventures of the Owl and the Pussy-Cat(2013) - #111
The Flying Bath (With: DavidRoberts)(2014) - #112
The Scarecrows' Wedding (With: Axel Scheffler)(2014) - #113
The Highway Rat Activity Book (With: Axel Scheffler)(2015) - #114
What the Jackdaw Saw (With: Nick Sharratt)(2015) - #115
The Detective Dog (With: Sara Ogilvie)(2016) - #116
There's an Owl in My Towel (With: Rebecca Cobb)(2016) - #117The Everywhere Bear(2017)
- #118
The Ugly Five (With: Axel Scheffler)(2017) - #119
Whoosh! Went the Witch (With: Axel Scheffler)(2017) - #120
The Cook and the King (With: DavidRoberts)(2018) - #121
Animalphabet (With: Sharon King-Chai)(2018) - #122
Cereal Superfan: A Bloomsbury Young Reader (With: Garry Parsons)(2018) - #123
The Go-Away Bird (With: Catherine Rayner)(2019) - #124
The Snail and the Whale Seaside Nature Trail (With: Axel Scheffler)(2019) - #125
The Smeds and the Smoos (With: Axel Scheffler)(2019) - #126
The Teeny Weeny Genie (With: Anna Currey)(2020) - #127
Room on the Broom Push-Pull-Slide (With: Axel Scheffler)(2020) - #128
The Hospital Dog (With: Sara Ogilvie)(2020) - #129
It's a Little Baby (With: Rebecca Cobb)(2020) - #130
Room on the Broom Jigsaw Book (With: Axel Scheffler)(2020) - #131
Counting Creatures(2020) - #132
Let’s Find Stick Man(2021) - #133
The Woolly Bear Caterpillar (With: Yuval Zommer)(2021) - #134
The Christmas Pine (With: Victoria Sandøy)(2021) - #135
The Baddies (With: Axel Scheffler)(2022) - #136
Room on the Broom Touch and Feel Book (With: Axel Scheffler)(2022) - #137
Welcome to the World (With: Helen Oxenbury)(2023) - #138
Jonty Gentoo: The Adventures of a Penguin (With: Axel Scheffler)(2024) - #139
The Tooth Fairy and the Crocodile(2026)
- #1
Princess Mirror-Belle(2003) - #2
Princess Mirror-Belle and the Magic Shoes(2005) - #3
Princess Mirror-Belle and the Flying Horse(2006) - #4
Princess Mirror-Belle and the Dragon Pox(2014) - #5
Princess Mirror-Belle and the Party Hoppers(2015) - #6
Princess Mirror-Belle and Prince Precious Paws(2016) - #7
Princess Mirror-Belle and the Sea Monster's Cave(2016) - #8
Christmas with Princess Mirror-Belle(2016) - #9
Princess Mirror-Belle and Snow White(2020)
- #1The Dinosaur's Diary(2001)
- #2The Giants and the Joneses(2004)
- #3
The Jungle House(2005) - #4
Running on the Cracks(2009) - #5
Mr Birdsnest and the House Next Door(2012) - #6
The Snake Who Came to Stay(2012)
- #1
Stick Man / Bioran (With: Axel Scheffler)(2008) - #2
The Stick Man Drawing and Colouring Book (With: Axel Scheffler)(2016) - #3
The Stick Man Annual 2019 (With: Axel Scheffler)(2018) - #4
The Stick Man Family Tree Recipe Book(2020)
- #1
Superworm (With: Axel Scheffler)(2012) - #2
The Superworm Sticker Book (With: Axel Scheffler)(2020) - #3
Let's Find Superworm (With: Axel Scheffler)(2021) - #4
Superworm Finger Puppet Book (With: Axel Scheffler)(2021)
- #1Hide-and-Seek Pig(2000)
- #2
Rabbit's Nap(2000) - #3Fox's Socks(2000)
- #4
Postman Bear(2000) - #5
Tales from Acorn Wood: Three Lift-The-Flap Stories. Julia Donaldson(2006) - #6
Tales from Acorn Wood Activity Book(2011) - #7
Rabbit's Nap and Fox's Socks(2015) - #8
Hide-And-Seek Pig and Postman Bear(2015) - #9Opposites(2019)
- #10
Friends(2019) - #11
Tales From Acorn Wood Treasury(2019) - #12
Counting(2020) - #13
Colours(2020) - #14
Tales From Acorn Wood Sticker Book(2020) - #15
Tales from Acorn Wood Book and Card Game(2020) - #16
Tales from Acorn Wood Make and Do(2021) - #17
Cat’s Cookbook(2021) - #18
Squirrel's Snowman(2021) - #19
Mole's Spectacles(2022) - #20
Badger's Band(2022)
- #1
What the Ladybug Heard(2009) - #2
What the Ladybird Heard Read and Play Farm(2014) - #3What the Ladybird Heard Next(2015)
- #4What the Ladybird Heard on Holiday(2017)
- #5
What the Ladybug Heard at the Zoo(2017) - #6
Who's on the Farm?(2017) - #7
What the Ladybird Heard Next Sticker Book(2018) - #8
What the Ladybird Heard on Holiday Sticker Book(2019) - #9
The What the Ladybird Heard Cookbook(2019) - #10
What the Ladybird Heard Adventures(2020) - #11
What The Ladybird Heard Make & Do(2020) - #12
Who's at the Zoo?(2021) - #13
What the Ladybird Heard(2022) - #14
What the Ladybird Heard at Christmas(2022)
- #1
The Swoose (By: Dick King-Smith,Marie Corner)(1994) - #2
Jenius: The Amazing Guinea Pig (By: Dick King-Smith)(1996) - #3The Dinosaur's Diary(2001)
- #1
Zog(2010) - #2
A Gold Star for Zog(2012) - #3
The Zog Activity Book(2013) - #4
Roar with Zog(2016) - #5Zog and the Flying Doctors(2017)
- #6
The Zog Sticker Book(2019) - #7
Zog and the Flying Doctors Sticker Book(2020) - #8
Let's Find Zog(2021)
About Julia Donaldson
Julia Donaldson is a celebrated author and singer-songwriter, renowned for her captivating children's literature and music. Born in a tall Victorian London house, she grew up surrounded by imagination and creativity, often conjuring up characters and stories with her sister. Donaldson's passion for the arts led her to study Drama and French at Bristol University, where she met her future husband, Malcolm. As a couple, they began busking together, inspiring Julia to write songs for children and adults alike. Her expertise in crafting engaging, often humorous, songs earned her a career in singing and songwriting for children's television. Donaldson's writing skills span across various genres, from "grown-up" folk songs to children's books, such as the beloved A SQUASH AND A SQUEEZE, illustrated by Axel Scheffler. Her recent releases of folk song CDs demonstrate her continued dedication to her craft.
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